Each foursome had a current or former Bruins player. Long-hitting Danny Paille was in Guerin’s pairing.

Not only did she get to meet and mingle with all the players, but she met for the first time NESN studio analysts Barry Pederson and Bill Jaffe.

The event concluded with dinner and a fantastic silent and live auction that saw players signing items in-person as part of the auction.

Filed under: Guerin Austin, NESN Insider Blog, NESN Staff]]>http://nesn.com/2014/09/behind-the-scenes-greenside-bunkers-to-rinkside-reporter/feed/00thumbnailnesnakhatchaturianthumbnailVideo: Time Lapse From Inside NESN Production Truck During Red Sox Gamehttp://nesn.com/2014/08/video-time-lapse-from-inside-nesn-production-truck-during-red-sox-game/
http://nesn.com/2014/08/video-time-lapse-from-inside-nesn-production-truck-during-red-sox-game/#commentsWed, 06 Aug 2014 14:37:49 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=371069]]>Editor’s note: Michael Narracci is the coordinating director of Red Sox broadcasts on NESN and has spent 14 seasons with the network. This is the eighth installment of his “Director’s Cut,” a behind-the-scenes look at NESN’s Red Sox game coverage.

I’ve always wanted to do a time-lapse video inside our production truck during a Boston Red Sox game. Last week, my technical director, Jesse Gregg, brought in his GoPro, and we were able to pull it off.

There also were a host of guests from the marketing department, including VP of marketing Paul Bermel. It must have been “meet the remote guys” night for marketing. If you look at the time-of-day clock in the upper right, I have a brief conversation with Paul at 7:58.

A few other things I noticed:

I don’t move around too much. My chiropractor probably wishes I stretched out between innings, like I did at 9:22.

Producer Kevin Cedergren looks like he’s at a heavy metal concert because he’s constantly looking down at the promo list.

At 8:25 on the time-of-day clock, we get our delivery of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and other refreshments. I didn’t notice that CP Jim Daddona was the first to attack it. When we go to the next commercial break, at 8:33, it looks like a NASCAR pit stop as we try to pour coffee and grab creamers, sugars and covers out of the bag. There are brief guest appearances by Pete Grenier, our audio mixer, and Phil Pesce, our production assistant, who needed a little pick-me-up.

Filed under: Boston Red Sox, Director's Cut, Michael Narracci, Mike Narracci, NESN Insider Blog, Top Stories]]>http://nesn.com/2014/08/video-time-lapse-from-inside-nesn-production-truck-during-red-sox-game/feed/00New truck2nesnjbeattieNESN Wins Five New England/Boston Emmy Awardshttp://nesn.com/2014/06/nesn-wins-five-new-englandboston-emmy-awards/
http://nesn.com/2014/06/nesn-wins-five-new-englandboston-emmy-awards/#commentsSun, 08 Jun 2014 14:27:05 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=343219]]>The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences held the 37th Boston/New England Emmy awards ceremony on Saturday night, and NESN brought home some more hardware to add to the trophy cabinet. The network was nominated 19 times in 11 different categories, and came away with five awards.

NESN won Emmys in the following categories:

Outstanding Program Promo – Single Spot for the production of “Red Sox 2013 World Series Champions.” The production team for that spot includes Keith Macri (senior writer/producer), Fabio Apelbaum (senior designer), Rick Booth (director of creative services), Paul Bermel (VP of marketing), Tony Saia (art director), all pictured below.

After losing the first two “Front Office Hockey Classic” battles to RS/FSM, NESN’s squad upended the heavily favored hosts 7-3 in 2014’s frigid battle at Frozen Fenway, to take the Coach Jack McCormick Hockey Cup for the first time.

Led by head coach Joe DiDonato and his staff of assistant coaches Justin Hathaway, John O’Leary, Katie Colton and Scott Dello-Iacono — not to mention player-coach Greg “The Bandit” Leach, who kept things even keel both benchside and on the ice — the NESN squad’s balanced attack of four-plus lines and six defensemen proved to be too much for the Red Sox team.

First-line winger Jamison Coyle‘s quickness was too much for the Red Sox defense as the speedster accounted for three assists to pace the NESN attack. Centermen John Beattie and Matt Connell led the team with two goals apiece while Brian Murphy, Nigel Johnson and Steve Tagarelis –who accounted for the eventual game-winner — netted one each. With the heart of the team and third-line role player Colin “The Sheriff” Sheehan on injured reserve, the Tom Caron-led agitators, known as The Lager Lines, kept the Sox in check with what NHL Hall of Famer and VIP guest Ray Bourque called “a relentless forecheck” in a postgame interview with TC.

The defense in front of netminder Daniel Earle-Haddad was especially astounding, led by a gutsy performance from captain Andrew Burns. Iron horse Ray Guilbault, along with Ben Aring, Dave Desroches, Eric Haugen and Jeff Hancock, kept the Red Sox attack at bay for the majority of the game with physical play and great puck control, but Earle-Hadded, who took game MVP honors, came up with big save after big save to seal the win.

The Red Sox were led by smooth-skating captain Sam Kennedy and alternate captain Ed Weiss, whose physical play set the tone for a classic Boston tilt. The Sox squad donned beautiful red Boston Strong uniforms, each with No. 13 on the back. The sweaters and solidarity were a fantastic tribute to the year both the baseball club and city had in a very emotional 2013.

This multimillion dollar mobile production unit is a one-of-a-kind, created especially for NESN by Game Creek Video. Check out the photo gallery below to see the NESN crew in the truck during the season opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Filed under: Boston Bruins, NESN, NESN Insider Blog, NESN Staff, Photo Gallery, Top Stories]]>http://nesn.com/2013/10/nesn-unveils-new-state-of-the-art-production-truck-for-bruins-broadcasts-photos/feed/00BruinsTrucknesnjbeattieBruinsTruckNESN Continues to Do Its Part in Conjunction With Jimmy Fund During Annual Radio-Telethon (Photo)http://nesn.com/2013/08/nesn-continues-to-do-its-part-in-conjunction-with-jimmy-fund-during-annual-radio-telethon-photo/
http://nesn.com/2013/08/nesn-continues-to-do-its-part-in-conjunction-with-jimmy-fund-during-annual-radio-telethon-photo/#commentsWed, 28 Aug 2013 20:29:04 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=221541]]>The most important two days on NESN’s broadcast calendar are when we broadcast the annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon. Viewers see NESN’s broadcasters delivering the touching stories and interviews about the great work done by the Jimmy Fund, but what you don’t see at home are all the people behind the scenes who put together this 36-hour event.

From 4 a.m. crew calls each morning to the countless hours spent shooting and editing feature stories on Jimmy Fund patients and doctors throughout the summer, NESN’s production team is dedicated to making a difference for the Jimmy Fund. Nearly 50 NESN employees also volunteer at the event by answering phones and selling Jimmy Fund merchandise at Fenway Park as part of the network’s NESN Connects volunteer program whereby NESN offers each employee three paid service days per year to help out at company-sponsored charity events.

Please join our team and help us strike out cancer by visiting www.jimmyfund.org and making a gift to the Jimmy Fund.

Filed under: Gary Roy, Headlines, Jimmy Fund, NESN Insider Blog]]>http://nesn.com/2013/08/nesn-continues-to-do-its-part-in-conjunction-with-jimmy-fund-during-annual-radio-telethon-photo/feed/00nesnnesnstaffjfDon Orsillo’s Culinary Love, Skills Featured in The Boston Globe (Photo)http://nesn.com/2013/08/don-orsillos-culinary-love-skill-featured-in-the-boston-globe-photo/
http://nesn.com/2013/08/don-orsillos-culinary-love-skill-featured-in-the-boston-globe-photo/#commentsWed, 07 Aug 2013 12:54:29 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=213438]]>BETWEEN THE LINES — Don Orsillo’s tweeting (@Don Orsillo) about his love of cooking led to conversations about his cooking during Red Sox broadcasts, which, in turn, attracted the attention of The Boston Globe food and dining correspondent Andrea Pyenson. She reached out to NESN at the beginning of June to see if Don would like to feature one of his favorite dishes in The Globe’s food section.

Don was very interested in showing off his culinary skills, but had the challenge of finding a day during the busy Red Sox season that would allow him time to cook for Pyenson. The Red Sox had a scheduled day off on July 29 after a Sunday afternoon game in Baltimore which seemed like the best option. Ultimately, because of a rainout the week before, July 29 did not end up being a day off for the voice of the Red Sox on NESN, so he invited Pyenson to visit him in the morning to watch him make one of his favorite dishes .

See a photo of the finished product below, and click here to read The Boston Globe story.

Filed under: Don Orsillo, Headlines, NESN Insider Blog]]>http://nesn.com/2013/08/don-orsillos-culinary-love-skill-featured-in-the-boston-globe-photo/feed/00DOnesnstaffDon Orsillo1Jace Estabrooks, Father Kyle, Winners of NESN’s ‘Calling All Kids Dream Day at the Ballpark’ Sweepstakeshttp://nesn.com/2013/08/jace-estabrooks-father-kyle-winners-of-nesns-calling-all-kids-dream-day-at-the-ballpark-sweepstakes/
http://nesn.com/2013/08/jace-estabrooks-father-kyle-winners-of-nesns-calling-all-kids-dream-day-at-the-ballpark-sweepstakes/#commentsFri, 02 Aug 2013 19:07:31 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=211771]]>Kyle Estabrooks and his 4-year-old son, Jace, of Marlborough, Mass., were the winners of NESN’s Calling All Kids Dream Day at the Ballpark Sweepstakes. In June, Kyle submitted a photo of his son playing baseball to NESN.com and was randomly picked as the winner of the contest.

The Estabrooks joined us before the game Thursday night and got to meet NESN’s Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy in the broadcast booth, as well as Tom Caron and Tim Wakefield on the Yawkey Way stage. They also got to watch batting practice on the field and got a tour of the NESN broadcast truck. Jace even got a chance to try his hand at operating the audio board.

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http://nesn.com/2013/07/don-jerry-shoot-a-nesn-commercial/#commentsFri, 12 Jul 2013 01:28:13 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=202677]]>BEHIND THE SCENES: On the last day of the homestand against the San Diego Padres before heading West for the Angels-Mariners-A’s series, NESN’s Red Sox broadcast team, Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy, took time out to record a special West Coast Road Trip Sweepstakes commercial.

The duo were having a lot of fun ad-libbing the script and being themselves, and they had the crew in stitches in this 60-second commercial.

The promotion will send two separate winners and a guest on a three-day, two-night experience with Don and Jerry the week of August 19. One winner will go to Los Angeles for the series with the Dodgers and another to San Francisco to see the Sox take on the defending World Series champion Giants. Look for outtakes and cutting room floor material via their Twitter accounts (@DonOrsillo and @Jerry_Remy).

Filed under: Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, NESN Insider Blog, Rick Booth]]>http://nesn.com/2013/07/don-jerry-shoot-a-nesn-commercial/feed/00Don & Jerry - WCRTSnesnzcoxNESN Crew, WEEI Dennis & Callahan Show at The Travelers Championshiphttp://nesn.com/2013/06/nesn-crew-weei-dennis-callahan-show-at-the-travelers-championship/
http://nesn.com/2013/06/nesn-crew-weei-dennis-callahan-show-at-the-travelers-championship/#commentsSat, 22 Jun 2013 16:28:05 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=195141]]>BEHIND THE SCENES: The NESN crew arrived before dawn on Wednesday, June 19 to set up for NESN’s simulcast of the WEEI Dennis & Callahan Show at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., home of this week’s Traveler’s Championship PGA event.

Left to right with the course in the background in the photo below is Kirk Minihan, Jerry Callahan and John Dennis. NESN’s studio tech and operations crew arrived at 4 a.m. to set up and produce the show for air on NESN from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. that day.

Below is a photo from Monday night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 3 that shows Dale Arnold, Andy Brickley, Barry Pederson and Jack Edwards watching the game from Level 9 at TD Garden. Naoko Funayama, NESN.com’s Mike Cole and John Beattie, and other staff members were with the team, as well.

Even though NESN doesn’t have game broadcast rights at this point in the playoffs, NESN produces the most comprehensive pre- and postgame coverage in the market 90 minutes before and after every Stanley Cup Final game.

Filed under: Gary Roy, NESN, NESN Insider Blog]]>http://nesn.com/2013/06/nesns-bruins-announcing-crew-watches-game-3-at-td-garden-high-above-the-ice-photo/feed/00BricktnesnjbeattieBrickNESN Hosts Little League Sunday With Avon, Conn., Little Leaguers (Photo)http://nesn.com/2013/06/nesn-hosts-little-league-sunday-with-avon-conn-little-leaguers-photo/
http://nesn.com/2013/06/nesn-hosts-little-league-sunday-with-avon-conn-little-leaguers-photo/#commentsSun, 16 Jun 2013 12:00:25 +0000http://nesn.com/?p=193292]]>BEHIND THE SCENES: NESN has been hosting Little League teams from throughout New England for the past six years and making them a part of our Red Sox pregame shows on select Sundays throughout the season.

This past Sunday, a Little League team from Avon, Conn., got a special tour of Fenway Park before joining us for pizza before the show. Then they got the chance to ask questions to Red Sox relief pitcher and Connecticut native Craig Breslow.